The End of Rule

No one had ever imagined that Uncle Zagu, who seemed so ordinary and even somewhat dispirited all the time, had such an unbelievable past.

A significant part of the world's present state had actually resulted from an expedition he had led.

In an era ravaged by war, a group of audacious adventurers chanced upon Ancient Weapon of limitless power while exploring ruins. Ambitious and full of zeal, they wanted to use those weapons to end all war and discrimination in the world, and so they formed the feared Knights Order. With the aid of those powerful Ancient Weapon, the Knights Order swept through every nation in the world. Yet two members of the original Adventurer Team found such methods of slaughter unacceptable. They broke with their companions and withdrew to the countryside. Three hundred years later, the thirteen adventurers who had once fought tirelessly with nothing but youthful passion and immature ideals of justice had become the Holy Knights and Holy Pope who ruled the world. The two who had broken away from the group had gradually turned into a slovenly, dispirited middle-aged uncle and a taciturn housewife(?). When the wheels of fate began turning once more, when the super-civilization that had shaped this world returned, old friends who had once parted ways met again, sat facing each other, and shared three hundred years of bitterness and tears—I was starting to suspect that Zagu was actually the protagonist.

Three hundred years were enough to change many things, especially mortal hearts. That was Sandora's reflection. The story of Zagu and the Holy Pope, whose real name was Rudaff, gave people much to ponder, and even Queen Sandora was no exception. Honestly, their story was insignificant compared to the grand campaigns Sandora had experienced, but when fate moved people's hearts, it never